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The Super-Happy Fun Frigate
Ensign
Joined: January 19, 2010
Posts: 6
|  Posted: 2010-04-07 22:18
Recently, I was going through an old abandoned darkspace account of mine and because I don't use it anymore, thought I would simply reset the rank back to zero. Interestingly, everything reset itself to zero except for the number of games played and the amount of time played which still stayed the same. Back in the days as I recall, when someone hits the reset button, all the stats get reset to zero including the number and time of games played. I am curious as to this sudden change. Is it a new update to darkspace and if it is, why make an update to that?
Also, I have noticed that the points added to friendly fire now include armor and shields. Is friendly fire not supposed to be a bad thing? Why then make it easier to get marked points for friendly fire? Back then, I was perfectly fine with friendly fire remaining at hull damage.
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Doran
Chief Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 29, 2003
Posts: 4032
From: The Gideon Unit
| Posted: 2010-04-07 22:59
they're protected stats, as they have no effect on your prestiege.
likewise credits is also protected, so you dont accidently lose all your credits if you hit the reset button for whatever reason (seeing as they have monetary value, that would be a bad thing)
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The Super-Happy Fun Frigate
Ensign
Joined: January 19, 2010
Posts: 6
| Posted: 2010-04-07 23:16
I understand the credits staying put because of paying actual money for them, but personally, I would have left the change alone for the game time and numbers of games played. Even if they don't affect prestige, it still seems a bit strange if on the reset you are still getting marked up on games played and game time for stats you don't have. As the saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, but then again you are the developer(s).
Anyway, going to my second question, why bump up the ease for getting friendly fire? It appears to me that it was simply better left off at hull that way there is less chance of getting marked off for your teammate getting hit in your line of fire.
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MrSparkle
Marshal
Joined: August 13, 2001
Posts: 1912
From: mrsparkle
| Posted: 2010-04-08 00:42
I have to wonder why someone would want to reset to begin with? It's free now, so if they want to experience ranking up again they can just make another account?
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Kenny_Naboo
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Pitch Black
Joined: January 11, 2010
Posts: 3823
From: LobsterTown
| Posted: 2010-04-08 01:31
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On 2010-04-08 00:42, MrSparkle wrote:
I have to wonder why someone would want to reset to begin with? It's free now, so if they want to experience ranking up again they can just make another account?
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Back to school LOL
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mannythepogs
Grand Admiral
Pitch Black
Joined: July 12, 2007
Posts: 140
From: mbllanes
| Posted: 2010-04-08 03:05
I think for one thing, they dont want to be a high level noob, like most of the players now.... LOL
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Gejaheline
Fleet Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 19, 2005
Posts: 1127
From: UGTO MUNIN HQ, Mars
| Posted: 2010-04-08 07:14
You get friendly fire points for shields/armour because you also get points for damaging enemy shields and armour. The logic is fairly simple: You lose points for doing to your friends what you gain for doing to your enemies.
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The Super-Happy Fun Frigate
Ensign
Joined: January 19, 2010
Posts: 6
| Posted: 2010-04-08 07:21
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On 2010-04-08 00:42, MrSparkle wrote:
I have to wonder why someone would want to reset to begin with? It's free now, so if they want to experience ranking up again they can just make another account?
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Most reset due to illegitimate deaths or other marks added onto the profile which seem as though they shouldn't be there. For instance, the spawn deaths that were occuring when someone tried to spawn a station or lag which results in someone accidentally jumping into a planet and losing prestige. It is a crude method, but it saves having not to hassle the devs each time it happens.
As far as making another account goes, what is said is true, but because it is the policy of darkspace not to delete accounts, if you created a new account and wanted to still have the name you had from your previous account, that is not possible.
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Jim Starluck
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Templar Knights
Joined: October 22, 2001
Posts: 2232
From: Cincinnati, OH
| Posted: 2010-04-08 13:47
You can change your account name on a whim, so there's nothing stopping you from changing your old account's name to something else and making the new account with your original name.
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The Super-Happy Fun Frigate
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Joined: January 19, 2010
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| Posted: 2010-04-08 14:45
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On 2010-04-08 13:47, Jim Starluck wrote:
You can change your account name on a whim, so there's nothing stopping you from changing your old account's name to something else and making the new account with your original name.
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I could change my name on the old account, but if I try and make a new account with the name I first started off with on the old account, it won't allow me to create and says Duplicate name found. Say, when I registered on my old account, my starting name is Steve the Pirate and I change that name to something else. When I then try and make another account after changing the name with the name of the new account called Steve the Pirate, it won't work.
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Doran
Chief Marshal
Galactic Navy
Joined: March 29, 2003
Posts: 4032
From: The Gideon Unit
| Posted: 2010-04-08 16:51
2 names are reserved for any given account
1) the original login name, this doesnt change. you'll always be able to login using this name and nobody else will be able to use it
2) whichever current name is on the account
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Starcommander
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Joined: December 14, 2005
Posts: 579
From: In your base, stealing your cookies
| Posted: 2010-04-08 17:55
make a new account with like the name Steve Ze Pirate or sommin if you want to do that.
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